After running & selling a 7-figure iPhone photography business, he launched a recruitment firm in 2020 to help 7 and 8-figure businesses hire A-players in 6 weeks or less. Now working to make it a mid-six-figure business. (Episode 188 - Ugis Balmaks)

In this episode, I interview Ugis Balmaks, the Founder of Recruiter Mill based in Budapest, Hungary, a recruitment firm specializing in helping online businesses hire the best talent to grow and scale their companies. Through the recruitment process, Ugi helps 7 and 8-figure businesses hire A-players in 6 weeks or less.


After running and selling a 7-figure iPhone photography business, he discovered and learned the challenges of hiring people. He then launched a recruitment firm in 2020, has developed the skill to find the best candidate, and learned what distinguishes an A-player. He’s now working to make this business a mid-six-figure and he’s looking forward to adding more people to his side.


Ugis has been helping so many companies in finding talented individuals to grow and scale. He also makes them understand the importance of looking for people who are the best in the role. For he says, “Always prioritize getting the best possible talent and person for the role.”


This Cast Covers:

  • A recruitment firm specialized in helping online businesses hire the best talent to grow and scale their companies.
  • Saving the time, effort, and frustration of having to manage the hiring process while running the business at the same time.
  • The objective is to help small businesses find A-players for their team.
  • Breaking down the fundamentals on what to look for in a candidate, how to research them, ways to drive applications, and details on the filtering process.
  • An experienced and creative recruiter in the online marketing space.
  • Managed to scale the previous business to high 7-figures in revenue and now working to make the current business to a mid-six-figure business.
  • Introducing the recruitment company’s proven 7-step recruitment process.
  • How online businesses can build a team of A-players by applying the method or formula of the recruitment process.
  • Not having the same standards as other recruitment agencies yet manifesting way more advanced standards and a well-formulated process.


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Quotes:


“Make sure you can deliver a good product or system and every single step in that process needs to be streamlined.” —Ugis Balmaks


“If you don't find good people, you're just going to create more problems.” —Ugis Balmaks


“If you don't have reliable sales, then you should probably think about that.” —Ugis Balmaks


“Always prioritize getting the best possible talent and person for the role.” —Ugis Balmaks


“At the end of the day, you have your own responsibility, nothing happens if you don’t do anything.” —Ugis Balmaks


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